In addition to Rugby Run, Adani has received planning consent for a further $200 million solar energy farm to be located just outside Whyalla, South Australia.Elecnor

Indian energy giant Adani’s subsidiary in Australia, Adani Australia, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with an undisclosed Australian electricity retailer for the 65 MW first phase at the Rugby Run solar plant located southwest of Moranbah in the Mackay Region of Queensland.

Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani, announced today that the power retailer has agreed to take 80% of energy output from the Rugby Run facility, according to local news.

He earlier revealed the news by tweeting: “A great moment & major milestone, @AdaniAustralia signs first Power Purchase Agreement #PPA for the first phase of Solar farm at #RugbyRun.”

In addition to Rugby Run, Adani has received planning consent for a further $200 million solar energy farm to be located just outside Whyalla.

The South Australia Whyalla plant will be one of the larger solar farms in South Australia. The plant will generate 100MW, with potential capacity of up to 140MW, and the construction scheduled to begin in 2018 with operation potentially from early 2019.

The project will also help Adani realize its ambition to become the world’s largest renewable energy generator with more than 10,000 MW globally by 2022.

Adani aims to develop 1.5 GW of PV capacity in Australia over the next five years.

Federal Member for Grey, Rowan Ramsey, welcomed the commitment from Adani. “It’s interesting,” Ramsey said. “Many have been attacking Adani over its coal investment in the Galilee Basin, but this announcement shows they are far from single dimensional.”

…”far from one dimensional’…give us a break. This is ‘Greenwashing’ by Adani. ‘Coal is King’ for Adani.

mick

mate after 4 corners and youtube footage any one still contemplating adani shit pit should be hauled to an institution for the criminally insane

Andrew Roydhouse

Or a Federal equivalent of NSW’s ICAC…

Joe

Premier Annastacia is still hot for the Adani’s environmental abomination in the Galilee.

mick

yep im truly confused re the mentality of the woman it seems that ms trad holds the commonsense modern line while the boss is worrying about coal country seats which she cant win pity one nation dont have a few more illegals on staff also

Andrew Roydhouse

You mean like a company producing land mines cannot hide that fact simply by giving its workers a Christmas hamper each year? That was the reason on so-called “Ethical” Investment fund said it was OK to invest in it.